Focus - Assessment of Church

New Life A.G. Church

Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 6:30am to 6:00pm AFT

ASSESSMENT OF THE CHURCH
Revelation 1:4-11 NIV
John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you
from hi m who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven
spirits before hi s throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,
the firstborn from the dead, and the rul er of the kings of the earth. To hi m
who loves us and has freed us from our sins by hi s blood, and has made us
to be a kingdom and priests to serve hi s God and Father to hi m be glory
and power for ever and ever! Amen. "Look, he is coming with the clouds,"
and "every eye will see hi m, even those who pierced hi m"; and all peoples on
earth "will mourn because of hi m." So shall it be! Amen. "I am the Alpha and
the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come,
the Al mighty." I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and
kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of
Patmos because of the word of God and the testi mony of Jesus. On the
Lord' s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice l i ke a
trumpet, which said: "Write on a scrol l what you see and send it to the seven
churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia
and Laodicea."
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1. First Love
Our Relationship with Our Father
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Q1. How Far Have We Fallen From Our First Love?
Jesus appreciates the Ephesus church for what they were doing right Hard - Work &
Perseverance - Intolerance of wicked people
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First Love
Revelation 2:4-5 NIV
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If
you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its
place.
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Q2. Can We Open Again The Door Of Fellowship With Our Father ?
Revelation 3:20 NIV
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voi ce and
opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
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2. Open Up
Our Yieldedness to our Father
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Q3. Are Our Ears Open To Hear What God Is Saying ?
Open your ears to what he is saying
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Open your ears to what he is saying
Revelation 2:29 NIV
Whoever has ears, l et them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
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Church at Laodicea
Revelation 3:15-19 NIV
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either
one or the other! So, because you are l ukewarmneither hot nor coldI am
about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, ' I am ri ch; I have acquired wealth
and do not need a thing.' But you do not reali ze that you are wretched, pitiful,
poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,
so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your
shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those
whom I love I rebuke and discipl ine. So be earnest and repent.
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Q4 . Are Our Eyes Open To See What God Is Doing?
Revelation 3:7-8, Revelation 3:15-19 NIV
"To the angel of the church in Phi ladelphia write: These are the words of hi m
who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can
shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have
placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have
little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I
know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either
one or the other! So, because you are l ukewarmneither hot nor coldI am
about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, ' I am ri ch; I have acquired wealth
and do not need a thing.' But you do not reali ze that you are wretched, pitiful,
poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,
so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your
shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those
whom I love I rebuke and discipl ine. So be earnest and repent.
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3. Commitment To Christ
Our Commitment To Be Disciples Of Jesus Standing Firm Till The End
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Q5. Are We Committed To Be Disciples Of Jesus Christ Till The End?
Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13 NIV
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tel l you, the devil wil l put
some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten
days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your
victor' s crown. I know where you livewhere Satan has his throne. Yet you
remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in
the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city
where Satan lives.
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4. Unfinished Deeds
Completing The Good We Must Be Doing
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Q6. Are There Good Deeds We Have Been Known for But Have Fallen Short in or
Stopped Doing& Not Brought To Completion?
Revelation 3:1-2 NIV
"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of hi m who
holds the seven spirits of God and t he seven stars. I know your deeds; you
have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen
what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in
the sight of my God.
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5. Sound Teaching
Correctly Handling the Word of God
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Q7. Are We Holding On To Sound Teaching?
Revelation 2:14-15, Revelation 2:20, Revelation 2:24-25 NIV
Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you
who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites
to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual
i mmoral ity. Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the
Nicolaitans. Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman
Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my
servants into sexual i mmoral ity and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
Now I say to the rest of you in Thyati ra, to you who do not hold to her
teaching and have not learned Satan' s so-called deep secrets, ' I wil l not
i mpose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I
come.'
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Taking Stock - In Order To FOCUS
Q1. How Far Have We Fallen From Our First Love? Q2. Can We Open Again
Fellowship with God? Q3. Are Our Ears Open To Hear ? Q4. Are Our Eyes Open To
See? Q5. Are We Committed To Be Disciples? Q6. Are Completing our Good Work?
Q7. Are We Holding On To Sound Teaching ?
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